RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR

UNCLAS STATE 132208 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR PALESTINIAN SECURITY SENIOR LEADER COURSE REF: JERUSALEM 02096 ¶1. The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 8, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. 1 Ali Atta al-Sayed Mughrabi Gaza 07/14/1965 914988076 2 Mamun Shafi,a Kamal Imur Anza 12/17/1968 932391378 3 Ali Issa Ali al-Qaimari UNK 01/01/1974 959604448 4 Khalid Mahmud Muhammad Asadi Nablus 11/22/1986 940168800 6 Mahdi Muhammad Mahmud Abu Kamal Bethlehem 01/09/1900 904984480 7 Bahjad Muhammad Muhammad Nadi Nablus 11/12/1964 941447732 8 Nassir Mustafa Ahmad Adawi Bethlehem 10/20/1971 915031694 9 Samir Husayn Ahmad Mlitat BaytFurik 08/01/1961 961631264 10 Wa,al Faraj Jadu' al-Aqra' Ramallah 05/18/1974 958725087 11 Muhammad Raja Mustafa Abu Aita Jenin 01/27/1964 992637355 12 Khalil Kayad Khalil Mas,ud Jordan 01/01/1971 410469662 13 Muhammad Salih Yihya Tayim Nablus 12/30/1973 917286072 14 Yusif Hassan Muhammad al-Shahadah Jordan 10/03/1958 410461073 15 Abdal-Jabbar Salih AJ Burqan Jerusalem 05/28/1956 410466361 16 Munir Sa,id Muhammad Ruzzieh Attil 02/10/1954 410303259 17 Ramadan Muhammad Abdallah Awad Jerusalem 12/23/1967 023236664 18 Walid Ghassan Walid Shaka'a Nablus 11/19/1972 980817746 19 Ahmad Ali Ahmad Bhays Yatta 12/02/1974 903897999 20 Rashid Fuad Rashid Hamdan Kuwait 10/31/1970 411906183 21 Basil Ibrahim Fares Nijm Nablus 07/17/1968 903050680 22 Samer Khathim Muhammad Iwaymir Syria 02/01/1972 410598114 23 Ibrahim Abdallah Hamed Dahbur Azun 7/1/1961 909195574 24 Zahi ibrahim Muhammad Naser Ramallah 10/14/1965 933120164 25 Ra,ad Adnan Nathim Ali Jamain 11/28/1969 993300656 26 Ahmad AH Efhaid Daghamin al-Samu'a 10/05/1972 911651792 27 Walid Muhammad Hamad al-Mughrabi Jericho 10/15/1965 985036771 28 Muhammad Zidan Ali al-Alala Jordan 06/26/1971 410469696 29 Muhammad Salman I Abu Shalhup Rafah 10/15/1964 410012736 30 Hussayn Zaki Aswad al-Jabbori Babil 01/01/1960 410299408 31 Ghazi Ibrahim Muhammad Asfur Ramallah 12/29/1961 411832900 33 Amin Husayn Yusif Fawalha Ramallah 11/09/1963 410014716 34 Ra'fat Sa,id Radi Hijjawi Saudi Arabia 12/01/1970 410302673 35 Ismayil Muhammad Abdallah Sharuf Bethlehem 11/08/1962 964691570 36 Umar Fayz Ahmad al-Bazzur Jenin 07/18/1976 956298277 37 Muhammad Ahmad Muhammad Zakarnah Kuwait 01/06/1969 990076796 38 Wajih Jubran Habr Rajub Hebron 01/17/1965 944276468 39 Ahmad Muhammad Umar Abu Hashiah Nablus 08/02/1967 480626246 40 Hilal Husayn Khalaf Abd al-Haq Sinjil 05/21/1968 978361368 41 Abd Sulayman Ahmad Mhamid Bethlehem 05/05/1965 909810657 42 Waddah Ibrahim Sulayman Azamtah DayrADayf 06/09/1969 961763141 43 Maruf Hassan Maruf al-Barbari Jenin 05/25/1969 914642772 44 Midhat Jamal Dib Hijju Syria 06/23/1970 410312631 45 Tawiq Muhammad Tawfiq Sbihat Jenin 03/18/1967 961447885 46 Malik Zuhayr Ahmad Alya UNK 05/13/1971 961057148 47 Jawwad Nasrallah AJ Abdul Jalil Gaza 03/05/1965 410033682 48 Munir Mahmud Ibrahim Talbany Gaza 03/23/1964 410009948 ¶2. Washington searches presented hits on the following individuals and Washington has shared this information with Post. Post will follow up on the information to confirm if these are the same individuals. If Post finds information to exonerate them, they will be able to participate in subsequent training iterations. 5 Mahir Wasif Mahmud Fares Talluzah 04/19/1960 988446886 ¶3. Post is permitted to provide the following statement to authorized parties: Consulate in Jerusalem verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers identified in paragraph 1 above, as of this date. Post may cite this cable in response. ¶4. If in the future Post becomes aware of possible human rights violation by the individuals listed above, Post should inform the Department and not proceed with the training. ¶5. Point of contact at the Department is Kurt Medland, NEA/IPA, 202-647-2647. RICE